BUDDING performers of all ages are invited to compete in the Stockton Annual Music and Drama Festival, on November 10, 17 and 24. Entries are accepted up to September 23. For further information or syllabus, contact Stella Jones on 01642 780941 or Barbara Bury on 01642 826822.

THE British Cactus and Succulent Society Teesside branch meets on Wednesday, July 11, at the Elmwood Youth and Community Centre, Darlington Road, Hartburn at 7pm. Speaker Dorothy Minors on Namibia.